Job Title: Medical Nutrition Therapist
Job Location: Lincoln
Immediate Supervisor: Clinical Nutrition Manager
Status: Hourly
JOB OVERVIEW
- Perform nutritional assessments, diagnose, evaluate nutritional problems, and develop an individualized care plan and goals.
- Perform reevaluations and change care plans as needed.
- Utilize Nutrition Services software in conjunction with electronic medical record in providing nutrition therapy for patients.
- Responsible for maintaining accurate and timely documentation.
- Integrate nutrition therapy plans with food and nutrition services, medical, nursing, social services, and therapies.
- Provide nutrition education to patients, residents (Lincoln only) caregivers, families and staff.
- Manage time and activities to meet deadlines.
- Use strengths to provide services in a team effort.
- Other duties as assigned by the Clinical Nutrition Manager.
- Work will be performed in an ethical and legal manner following organizational policies, processes, protocols and procedures.
- Responsible for quality service delivery and internal/external customer relations for Madonna as a whole, including upholding the mission and values for the department and facility.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
(INFORMATION)
- Compile, analyze, and coordinate patient/resident information to complete nutrition assessment and individualized care plan and goals.
- Lincoln only–prepare CAAS assigned sections with data collected and recorded in a timely manner.
- Monitor nutrition interventions to accommodate individual patient preferences, updating patient information in electronic medical record and nutrition software as needed.
- Compile reports on patients/residents and be prepared to summarize orally at interdisciplinary team meetings, project teams, and clinical meetings.
- Present professionally prepared, up to date, nutrition education for patients, caregivers, families, staff and the community.
- Evaluate and monitor quality control standards of food and nutrition services.
- Checks e-mail throughout the day.
- Complete test trays as assigned.
- Assemble required productivity data and report in a timely manner
(PEOPLE)
- Participate in interdisciplinary team meetings.
- Supervise and instruct interns, students, and volunteers and, when assigned, participate in selection of incoming internship class.
- Be an advocate and educator for Madonna in dealing with outpatients and referral sources.
- Interacts with patients and staff in a professional, customer-focused manner displaying hospitality and collaboration.
- Instruct patients, caregivers, families, staff and the community in a professional manner, communication effectively
- Attend educational offerings, especially on information pertinent to the assigned area of care.
- Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with coworkers and other facility departments to provide a unified approach to patient care.
- Follows instruction from manager to perform other functions in order to achieve the goals of the Department and Madonna.
- Alert the director or manager when unsafe practices are being performed and actions you took to prevent harm.
(THINGS)
- Must be able to operate copier, telephone, fax machine, and have computer skills, including e-mail, word processing, presentation and spreadsheet functions.
- Maintain and ensure a safe environment for the department.
- Handle and operate all necessary equipment and perform required duties according to established safety standards to maintain compliance with regulations and prevent injury.
- Perform required duties according to established safety standards to maintain compliance with regulations and prevent injury.
- Alert the Director and/or Manager of any problems seen in the kitchen, Commons Café or on the units concerning food safety/quality.
- Assist with ensuring cleanliness of equipment and environment.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
- Light work with occasional lift and carry 10 pounds. Constant sitting with sustained sitting.
- Ability to write chart notes and assessments legibly and use approved abbreviations.
- Lincoln only–ability to complete MDS and Raps/Triggers accurately and timely.
- Work is inside.
- Requires sufficient sight to see and read reports and computer screen.
- Requires sufficient hearing and speaking to communicate by phone or in person.
QUALIFICATIONS (Education/training and/or Experience)
- Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition and/or Food Service Management from an accredited college or university.
- Must be a Registered Dietitian with the Commission on Dietetic Registration, the credentialing agency for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
- Must be licensed with the State of Nebraska as a Medical Nutrition Therapist.
- One year prior experience working in a clinical setting preferred. Lincoln only–knowledge of the Resident Assessment Instrument preferred.
- Knowledge of Federal and State regulations in use.
- Experience using an electronic medical record and nutrition software preferred.
Madonna is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
To apply for this job please visit madonna.org.